advanced
Americanadjective
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placed ahead or forward.
with one foot advanced.
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ahead or far or further along in progress, complexity, knowledge, skill, etc..
an advanced class in Spanish;
to take a course in advanced mathematics;
Our plans are too advanced to make the change now.
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pertaining to or embodying ideas, practices, attitudes, etc., taken as being more enlightened or liberal than the standardized, established, or traditional.
advanced theories of child care;
the more advanced members of the artistic community.
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far along in time.
the advanced age of most senators.
adjective
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being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc
advanced studies
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having reached a comparatively late stage
a man of advanced age
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ahead of the times
advanced views on religion
Other Word Forms
- well-advanced adjective
Etymology
Origin of advanced
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; advance + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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“Most of the money and most of the neo-primes are actually software first,” Thornton said, adding that automation, autonomy and advanced software is needed to match the sheer scale of Chinese manufacturing.
From Barron's
“While these are precisely the students who will now be protected from excessive federal loans they could not repay, further steps should be considered to facilitate their access to advanced degrees.”
From MarketWatch
Apellis has two approved drugs: Empaveli, which is approved to treat two rare kidney diseases, and Syforvre, which is used by patients with geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration.
From MarketWatch
Its most advanced candidate, which is called cleminorexton, is currently in Phase 2 clinical trials for three conditions.
From MarketWatch
As her husband’s career advanced, he spent more time in Manhattan while Burden tended to the family in their house in Martha’s Vineyard.
From Los Angeles Times
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